Originally from the XamTai district of Laos, Mouy moved to her current village to be closer to the capital city of Vientiane.

• Mouy's husband has sporadic work, harvesting rice in the rainy season and searching for food by fishing on other days.
• Mouy spends the bulk of her time rice farming, maintaining their vegetable garden, caring for the children, cleaning, and weaving.
• With a kind smile and soft voice, Mouy tells us she is so grateful to the people who buy her products. "Thank you very, very much."

Every woman is capable of dreaming, and for Mouy, this means dreaming about her children's future.

• She would like to have enough money to send her children to school for at least a partial education, which is more than she received.
• Their house leaks when it rains and is in need of repair, so Mouy dreams about having enough income to fix their home.

When we ask Mouy about the difference weaving our scarves has made in her life, she smiles shyly.

• It's partly a cultural difference and partly a personal style, but Mouy is a shy one who often avoids direct questions!
• She does tell us that she's learned about the old ways her grandmothers made natural dyes from plants for dyeing.
• Working on our pieces has helped her reconnect with this art-form and piece of her personal history.